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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. AWS E310Nb

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS E310Nb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS E310Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
44.1 to 53.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
20 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0